Kurt-David-Brühl Guest Professorship for Jewish Studies
The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Graz announces the
Kurt-David-Brühl Guest Professorship for Jewish Studies
Summer Semester 2019 (beginning of March 2019 until end of June 2019)
The Kurt-David-Brühl Guest Professorship for Jewish Studies was initiated in the academic year 2001/02 with the purpose of teaching the foundations of Jewish History and Culture and approaching specific topics in specialized courses.
The courses taught by the Kurt-David-Brühl Guest Professor are integral part of the Joint Master’s Program „Jewish Studies – History of Jewish Cultures“ and also feed into other curricula of the School of Humanities at the University of Graz.
The purpose of the guest professorship is to expand the number of courses offered in the field of Jewish Studies at the University of Graz. The teaching load is 6 hours per week, two of which are to be taught as a specialized lecture.
The Kurt-David-Brühl Guest Professorship for Jewish Studies is a position in the field of cultural studies and is thus open for applicants from a broad range of scholarly disciplines. A thematic focus is put on Jewish and non-Jewish, Jewish and Christian or Muslim relations/interactions during the 19th and 20th century.
The guest professor would be expected to be present in Graz during the semester.
Employment requirements
- PhD in a relevant academic discipline
- Excellent qualifications in teaching and research in a relevant academic field
- Pedagogical and didactic skills
- International teaching experience and intercultural awareness
- Syllabi of the planned lectures (2 seminars and 1 lecture). These should provide information on the content, methods and objectives of the respective lecture (up to 400 words each)
- Interest in further cooperation with the Center for Jewish Studies
- Publications and teaching in any area of “Jewish Studies” (mandatory)
Application Deadline: August 29th 2018